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Shi Chong
Western Jin minister and magnate, son of Shi Bao, builder of the Golden Valley Garden who vied with Wang Kai in luxury and was killed in 300.
A walled hilltop city with a tall brick gate tower stands above a pine-covered cliff, its wall running along the ridge, while a long wooden bridge crosses a wide river below and plains, islets and layered mountains stretch into the distance, with no person in view.
Also known as Zi Jilun · Shi Jilun
- Roles
- Provincial Governors
Shi Chong, courtesy name Jilun, of Nanpi in Bohai, was the son of the Jin Minister over the Masses Shi Bao. He held posts including Inspector of Jing Province and Commandant of the Guards, growing rich by robbing envoys and merchants while in Jing, and built the Golden Valley Garden near Luoyang. A New Account of the Tales of the World describes his contest of luxury with Wang Kai, uncle of Emperor Wu, in which he smashed the emperor's gift of a coral tree. In 300, after refusing to give up his courtesan Lüzhu to Sun Xiu, he was falsely accused and executed.
Life and times
Dates 249–300 CE